Videographer

Videographer

Reports to: Marketing Manager
Industry Sector: Manufacturing
Gross Salary: Kshs. 30,000 per month
Location: Mlolongo

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly creative, technically adept Videographer to lead our visual content engine and elevate our brand presence. Your primary focus will be to conceptualize, shoot, and edit compelling video assets that showcase our manufacturing excellence, product portfolios, and corporate milestones. This role bridges dynamic studio and factory-floor production with polished post-production execution. You will steer projects from initial storyboarding and lighting configurations through to complex color grading and multi-platform digital asset management. The ideal candidate is a visually astute storyteller who moves fluidly between high-resolution commercial product captures and fast-paced, engaging formats tailored for digital audiences.

Areas of Accountability

Pre-Production Design & Scripting

• Brainstorm with the corporate marketing team to translate strategic campaign objectives into clear visual concepts, narrative arcs, and precise shot lists.
• Map out technical shoot operational logistics, including site scouting across manufacturing bays, talent scheduling, and complete gear testing.
• Formulate detailed storyboards and visual references to align stakeholders on tone, style, and brand messaging before launching active shoots.

Field Production & Asset Capture

• Set up, calibrate, and operate professional camera bodies, lenses, stabilizing rigs, multi-point lighting arrays, and directional audio gear.
• Capture pristine b-roll sequences, manufacturing processes, high-fidelity product details, client testimonials, and corporate event highlights.
• Enforce absolute visual consistency across all raw captures, ensuring strict adherence to established brand aesthetics and color guidelines.
• Direct on-camera talent, internal staff speakers, or external voiceover artists to extract natural, high-impact screen performances.

Post-Production Editing & Delivery

• Slice, compile, and polish raw video strings into captivating visual edits using advanced platforms like Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro.
• Integrate motion graphics, dynamic text overlays, transitions, audio enhancements, and color-correction profiles to elevate storytelling depth.
• Sync multi-source audio tracks perfectly, clean up background operational ambient noise, and mix crisp voiceovers with background scores.
• Export and compress finalized visual assets into optimal digital formats, guaranteeing peak performance across web platforms, social networks, and digital ads.

Technical Administration & Quality Audits

• Conduct regular technical maintenance and troubleshooting on camera systems, audio kits, and lighting gear to preserve asset lifespans.
• Structure and maintain a meticulous digital asset management repository, indexing raw b-roll clips, working project files, and final renders.
• Quality-audit all visual outputs against initial project briefs to clear out rendering glitches or grammatical bugs before publishing.
• Track emerging digital media styles, trending video formats, and cutting-edge editing workflows to keep corporate content fresh.

Skills & Experience Required

Minimum Entry Criteria

• Academic Foundation: Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Film Production, Media Studies, Mass Communications, or a closely related creative discipline.
• Software Mastery: High proficiency in professional video editing suites, specifically Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe After Effects.
• Production Acuity: Thorough operational knowledge of commercial lighting configurations, field audio capture, and high-definition camera handling.
• Delivery Track Record: Demonstrated capability to manage multiple creative timelines simultaneously, delivering pristine files under fixed deadlines.

Creative Competencies

• Visual Articulation: Superb eye for composition, pacing, color balance, and rhythmic editing to drive high viewer engagement.
• Adaptable Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills, with the capacity to receive constructive feedback and iterate project drafts quickly.
• Industrial Agility: Physically capable of navigating manufacturing floor environments safely while carrying and setting up production equipment.

Perks & Growth

• Creative Autonomy: Take absolute ownership of the visual identity of a major manufacturing entity, building a modern brand portfolio from the ground up.
• Advanced Portfolio Building: Diversify your reel by capturing large-scale commercial operations, technical engineering highlights, and high-impact digital campaigns.
• Collaborative Support: Work directly alongside a dedicated, well-resourced marketing team to bring massive multi-channel digital campaigns to life.

How to Apply

Please email your CV and portfolio link to the hiring team, noting the exact job title “Videographer - Mlolongo” in the subject line. Apply today!